Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - distress
Distress
distress
n. & v. --n. 1 severe pain, sorrow, anguish, etc. 2 the lack of money or comforts. 3 Law = DISTRAINT. 4 breathlessness; exhaustion. --v.tr. 1 subject to distress; exhaust, afflict. 2 cause anxiety to; make unhappy; vex. Phrases and idioms distress-signal a signal from a ship in danger. distress-warrant Law a warrant authorizing distraint. in distress 1 suffering or in danger. 2 (of a ship, aircraft, etc.) in danger or damaged. Derivatives distressful adj. distressingly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF destresse etc., AF destresser, OF -ecier f. Gallo-Roman (as DISTRAIN)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English destresse, from Anglo-French destresce, from Vulgar Latin *districtia, from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere Date: 13th century 1. seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge or to obtain satisfaction of a claim by the sale of the goods seized, something that is distrained, 2. pain or suffering affecting the body, a bodily part, or the mind ; trouble , a painful situation ; misfortune, a state of danger or desperate need , Synonyms: see: ~ II. transitive verb Date: 14th century to subject to great strain or difficulties , to force or overcome by inflicting pain, to cause to worry or be troubled ; upset , to mar (as clothing or wood) deliberately to give an effect of age , ~ingly adverb III. adjective Date: 1926 offered for sale at a loss , involving ~ goods ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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